I am collecting rolling stock from two periods - vaguely BR blue and vaguely BR late crest steam/diesel. However, the above photos perhaps need some explanation. The layout operators (11, 9 and 5) use the following rules to determine their train formations:

1. Which locomotive runs the fastest, and Daddy has cleaned the wheels on - Wrenn models are also liked because they are heavier and harder to derail.

2. Subsequent stock is selected based on the passengers - mineral wagons hold lego men well and Sylvanian family babies; flatbed wagons or motorail wagons can hold the lego men's cars. The Triang cement wagons are particularly desired because the roof comes off and lego men can hide inside.

Occasionally passenger coaches are added to make it look a bit realistic !

Much of the stock is from my childhood, the rest from ebay. I am trying to collect wrenn wagons as the diecast chassis make them more stable and therefore better endure my poor tracklaying. The heavier the better - the layout is flat so there are few traction problems

:)